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Merlin recs of various pairings.

Keep Your Friends Close by winterstorrm[NC-17] (2k) Uther/Merlin
Summary: Uther/Merlin, to distract the king from his latest magical blunder, Merlin clumsily seduced Uther. He didn't expect to succeed.

Short and ridiculously hot Merlin/Uther. Merlin makes an advance to distract Uther and doesn’t really mind the consequence. Delicious.

Limits and Outlines by rufflefeather [NC-17] (~3k) Arthur/Gwaine

I think Arthur/Gwaine is a really hard sell and most fics of this pairing are D/s or angry sex. This one plays on that but gives me a bit more. Merlin’s life’s at risk and both Gwaine and Arthur are feeling helpless and desperate. It’s a great bonding moment for them. The whole thing just worked for me.

And in my pursuit of reading older awesome fics... more recs of fics you may or may not have read ages ago, but it doesn’t make them any less awesome:

Everything, Always by dreamdustmama [NC-17] (6.5k) Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Arthur discovers Merlin's magic, but no matter how hard he tries he can't tell him that he knows - even when he starts having nightmares about Merlin's death.

An AMAZING reveal fic. Incredibly in character and realistic. Arthur here is heartbreaking and beautiful. I loved it.

Drugstore Flowers by lady_ragnell [PG] (5k) Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Merlin starts to receive lovely gifts (and less-lovely flowers) from a secret admirer.

I read this with hearts in eyes the whole time. Funny and romantic and cute as hell. Also bonus points for awesome Buffy references. Like all of this author’s fics, a sweet, fun read.

Dirty Epic by planejane [NC-17] (18k) Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Modern AU, Merlin is Arthur’s booty call. In the end, it turned out that was only the beginning, and what ensued was a story of the power of true love. It never gets old, although this story does make mention, many times, of antiques.

This totally lives up to the title. It’s both very dirty and very epic. I love the complexity of the relationship here. Arthur’s wants everything from Merlin, but Merlin’s guarding his heart because Arthur isn’t will to give him everything in return. Wonderfully messy relationship with burning hot sex, heart achy romance and a lovely, satisfying conclusion.

I have a sick kid home and it’s making me all cranky pants. :/

So I’ll talk about stuff that makes me happy. Like hp_kinkfest, which has started! *\o/* And GSD! Which is now done. I’ll be writing up a closing post sometime today. Such a great success! *\o/*

And like the Merlin Wankfest which has a fantastic collection of filth. The main post has a list of all the entries (below the NWS banner). I’ve loved so much of everything there that I hate to point out anything in particular because I’m going to forget something... But everything there is worth a read, so many author’s I hadn’t read before! And a few gems that I’m going to pop on my Gwaine recs for sure.

Also!!! Last night ninja_orange recced an Uther/Merlin! It was soooo good. Cheers for that:
Indulgence by anon at KMM Uther/Merlin [NC-17, Dub-con]
I love when this pairing is done like this and it’s not ‘too dark’ just... dark enough to be in character. No idea if that makes any sense. LOL. But Uther and Merlin 'role playing' that Merlin is a sorcerer is fucking brill. And plays on Uther being oblivious while the reader understands the irony, which I kinda love like a crazy loving thing.

Also! Was in the mood for something ‘older’ and as always, I poked around frogspace’s fabulous rec list and found:
Cutting Room by reveuse2 (Bradley/Colin, ~19,700 words) – which I adored, and I'm sure you've all read. :D


Hmmm sharing all that has already improved my mood greatly. :)

Also this commercial makes me giggle and get a little tingly